One cannot see any world leader who has got a grip on the financial markets these days. They're too big, too fast. I think that's quite scary.

That young man seeks opportunities to test his principles as readily as a drunk picks fights in a bar.

I was a political journalist; I came to writing novels through an interest in politics and power.

I've always just wanted to earn my living by writing. The best thing is to go into my study in the morning and stay there and put words together.

Cicero most reminds me of Harold Wilson. Both men knew how to keep the show on the road.

You can't ever win the war on crime, or the war on terror. You can't repeal human nature.

A police state is a country run by criminals